Planning Manager

Persimmon plc; Portishead; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Cover

Contributory Pension

Bonus

Employee Benefits Platform

Diversity & Inclusion

Job summary

Persimmon plc is seeking a Graduate Planner / Planning Manager to join the Land Team. The role focuses on delivering high standards of planning and development appraisals, applications, and appeals for residential sites, both immediate and strategic, across the region.

You will produce site assessments, manage planning applications, and liaise with diverse stakeholders to secure positive planning consents while mentoring junior colleagues and contributing to regional development strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning policy/local plan/strategic land.
• Ability to adapt to change and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Produce site assessments and planning appraisals for immediate and strategic sites.
• Prepare and manage Outline/Full and Reserved Matters planning applications and discharge of conditions.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including Local Planning Authorities and consultants.
• Prepare Design & Access Statements and other planning documents to support applications.
• Mentor and train junior team members; provide senior input to regional planning strategy.

Skills

Planning policy

Local Plan

Strategic land

Adaptability

Mentoring junior team

Education

RTPI-accredited degree

Planning degree

Job description

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as a Graduate Planner, you’ll benefit from:

• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

What is the role?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Planning Manager to join the Land Team. This role typically reports to the Land Director.

The purpose of the role is to ensure the region provides a high standard of planning and development appraisals, planning applications, planning appeals and land promotion within the residential sector for both immediate and strategic sites.

The role will include:

• Produce site assessments, detailed examination of planning histories, policy analysis, interpretation and consideration of material considerations, and new site appraisals for immediate and strategic sites in good time to maintain the relationship with the Land team and protect the interests of the company
• Prepare and project manage different types of planning applications from Outline/Full and Reserved Matters to the discharge of planning conditions accurately so that the Region can maintain new sites to develop
• Liaise and brief internal layout designers, external consultants and officers at Local Planning Authorities prior, during and post submission in order to develop strong working relationships
• Prepare Design & Access Statements and a range of other planning documents required to support applications accurately and on time so the business can continue to gain positive planning consents
• Organise supporting information and attend required stakeholder/public consultation events with professionalism at all times to build confidence with the general public
• Formulating planning strategies to promote medium and long term development sites through the plan-making process under the guidance of the Planning Manager to continue a pipeline of new sites for the region
• Ensure that the team are allocated tasks, where quality of work will need to be verified to maintain it is completed to a good standard within company guidelines
• Given proven experience the role will involve mentoring and training junior members of the team and developing their skills to a sufficient level where they can take on more responsibility and add value to the team, thus improving productivity within the region
• On occasion provide assistance to the Managing Director when making key business decisions and attend regular regional meetings as the relevant subject expert

What we need from you?

• Previous experience working in the private or public sector in the field of planning policy / Local Plan / strategic land
• Degree / Masters Planning Degree with an RTPI accreditation and a rounded knowledge of planning
• Ability to adapt to change and to work accurately and efficiently under pressure